<p>I want the ability to encrypt specific local files and folders and not have to rely on ‘vaults’ or filesystem encryption, so AxCrypt looked like it might do this. However, there are a couple of red flags for me. </p>
- It looks like the last update to the macOS version was in September 2019, so over 5 years ago, giving me the feeling this is abandonware. I can’t imagine that this software has been bug free for this long, and it also raises concerns that a macOS update might break AxCrypt and leave users with software they can’t use.
- Secondly, why must I share my credit card details just to be able to try the software, how does this benefit the user? Yes I see I can cancel within 30 days of signing up but that’s not the point. It’s the fact that I’ve had to share deeply personal information before I can even try all it’s features. Even if I decide to cancel within 30 days, you’ve still got my credit card details. What assurance do I get that you’d remove all trace of my financial details and they wouldn’t be exposed in some future data breach? Perhaps a more user-friendly approach would be to allow all the features for say 14 days, then for the software to revert to read-only mode without payment of a subscription.
<p>For these reasons I think I’ll give AxCrypt a pass, but I hope you feel these are contructive observations.</p>
